MBI

Cindy LaRoe, M.D., had to give up her medical practice and her other passion — cycling — after an accident while racing left her with a traumatic brain injury.

Read about our faculty and staff's accomplishments in 2017.

At the McKnight Brain Institute, UF Center for Smell and Taste researchers are working to improve the lives of more than 16 million Americans with smell disorders.

A strong showing by the Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program team at this year's Society for Neuro-Oncology meeting included a Top 5 Poster Award for Drs. Loic Deleyrolle and Lan Hoang-Minh.

Newly renovated high-tech labs supporting cognitive aging and human MRI-based research are now up and running at the MBI.

Over the last few years, there has been great interest in learning more about the proteins that accumulate in brains affected by various neurodegenerative disorders and the idea that these proteins can spread from one area of the brain to the other. Now, a team of University of Florida neuroscientists…

At the McKnight Brain Institute, teams of researchers are striving to find techniques to help multitudes of seniors to remain independent and active and enjoy life. The latest issue of Florida Physician magazine showcases how UF researchers are looking to slow or avert age-related cognitive decline. Read the story…

What do we know about the type of brain cancer with which Senator John McCain has been diagnosed?

Researchers from a variety of disciplines at UF are on a mission to cure one of modern medicine’s least understood and most painful conditions: trigeminal neuralgia, or TN. Read the story in the latest edition of Florida Physician magazine.

MBI director Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., leads teams in the hunt for better treatments for brain disorders.